Jan 31 - Polar Vortex Blast

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Downtown Chicago this week. Image via AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh/The Conversation. How polar vortex blasts are tied to global warming How could global warming be bringing deadly cold to the central US this week? Scientists don't have all the answers, but, they say, the jet stream is the link. Read more. Polar vortex 2019 photos and videos Here's a glimpse of what the bone-chilling conditions in the U.S. Midwest this week look like. Images here. Stargazing destinations: Oregon This is the 2nd video in the Chasing Darkness series, a stargazing destination guide. This episode: Skies over Oregon’s Cascade Mountains and the Alvord Desert. Watch video. Hyades star cluster: Face of Taurus Meet the bright star Aldebaran, part of a V-shaped pattern of stars called the Hyades. This easy-to-find star cluster represents the face of Taurus the Bull. Read more. The Hyades. Copyright Jerry Lodriguss/AstroPix.com. Used with permission.

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Light pillar, a moon pillar, moon dogs View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | On Tuesday morning, Darlene Tanner in Alberta, Canada captured a light pillar, moon pillar and halo around the moon - and the 2 moon dogs on either side of the moon - all caused by ice crystals drifting in the air. Plus, she caught the moon poised to slide past 3 planets before sunup this week. And there's more, here. Thanks, Darlene!

Polar vortex 2019 photos and videos Cloud streets and lake-effect snow stretch across the scene on Tuesday, as frigid Arctic winds blew over the US Great Lakes. Natural-color satellite image via NASA Earth Observatory. More images here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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